I'd guess there was probably the same kind of plastic over the display as over the buttons so it would shine through.

I don't think I have any 512MB SDRAM though ^^ the yamaha drive dates to mid-1997 that is definitely going to a period accurate build 😀

speaking of cases and shipping... just as I was posting this another package arrived :) hardware04.jpg cdr400tx.jpg got these for free, just had to pay for shipping, I was maybe planning to actually do a full system in the larger case, but it is in such a good condition that I'll probably keep it as …

oh that case looks nice, not even yellow ^^, I still haven't found any decent cases in my area, and shipping would probably cost just as much as the case. but I picked up some other things... not that retro, but useful hardware02.jpg HD4670 in a near mint box (pointing at the important bit) …

funny, I got that exact one in a box full of scrap I bought off ebay recently ^^ haven't tested it yet, but unfortunately most of the box did turn out to be scrap indeed, some of the cards look like someone butchered them with an axe, some of the boards had their card slots broken off, I'll have to …

I've had some sorting to do this weekend, got a big box full of... a few gems in there, going to need to straighten out a few pins here and there... cpus01.jpg with the few I already had I think I have a good selection for socket A now, and yes that's a Barton 3200+ on top cpus02.jpg and a bunch of …

thanks, the exact configuration will probably depend on what I can still find, but as a guideline it should be at least 5A? ... I was just wondering if you could run an AT system off a modern picoPSU since I still have a few of those lying around, but I think the strongest one only does 7A on 5V for …

how few amps can you gat away with on a 386/486 system usually without drives?

Those are actually great thrift store finds. In my area finding computers parts at all is uncommon, let alone such old ones. If I do find retro hardware, then it's usually late 90's and early 00's low end stuff, joysticks, network cards. I recognize that thrift stores these days are more into …

I have a really hard time trying to find stuff locally, so I usually pay more for shipping alone than some of the finds in here :( local thrift stores seem to only sell clothes and decorations and barely any electronics at all and if they do than only newer "useful" computers, seems like most of the …